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Put the "action" back in "action movie"

When the star of your favorite Western flick draws and fires his six-shooter, does it sound more like a pea shooter? When the ravenous T. Rex storms across the screen, does your household pet yawn and watch lazily? If your TV's built-in speakers are sapping the energy and excitement from your favorite movies, shows, and video games, there's an easy fix. Polk Audio's SurroundBar 5000 Instant Home Theater upgrades the sound of your TV with a slim sound bar (just 2-1/4" deep) and a wireless subwoofer you can place anywhere in your room.

Setup is simple. Use the provided optical digital cable to connect to your HDTV, game console, or Blu-ray player. Or you can connect older analog TVs and A/V sources via the sound bar's two stereo minijack inputs (adapter not included). The included subwoofer features a down-firing 6-1/2" driver for punchy bass, but best of all it's wireless, so all you have to do is plug it into an AC outlet, and you're good to go. Another nice touch: this system can learn the volume commands from your existing TV remote, so that's one less you'll have to keep track of.

Bluetooth® wireless music streaming

Plan to spend any quality time with your favorite tunes? The SurroundBar 5000's built-in Bluetooth makes it easy. You can pair the system with any Bluetooth-compatible smartphone, tablet, or portable music player to stream your favorite songs wirelessly — great for those times when you want to play DJ with the music on your iPhone®, iPad®, or Android™ device. And the system even has advanced aptX® audio coding, which means you'll get CD-quality streaming when you use a device with this Bluetooth standard.

Product Highlights:

Sound bar:

two 2-1/2" full-range drivers

80 watts x 2

built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology streams music from compatible smartphones, tablets, and music players

General:

Sound bar speakers: room-filling sound with less clutter

Add big sound to your TV without a roomful of speakers. Sound bars require minimal space and wiring, and their sleek designs complement today's flat-panel TVs. Most sound bars have their own built-in amplification, so you won't need to use a home theater receiver. Some models use advanced surround processing and carefully aimed speaker drivers to simulate the effects of a full home theater audio system.

Product Research

System Features

Instant Home Theater (IHT): The Polk Audio SurroundBar 5000 Instant Home Theater (IHT)
is a complete 2.1-channel home theater system comprised of a single self-powered
speaker, a wireless powered subwoofer, and an IR remote control. The SurroundBar
5000 IHT utilizes two Polk 3D Audio technologies (Polk Digital Logic and SDA
Surround) to deliver richer, fuller sound (with no rear speakers) to your
flat-panel TV from a compact system with no complex hook-up or set-up.

3D Audio: Polk Audio's 3D Audio combines two groundbreaking, patented
technologies to produce an audio environment that can only be described as
3-dimensional. Combining Polk Audio's proprietary SDA Surround technology and
Polk Digital Logic processing technology produces a rich, enveloping listening
experience. It reaches out beyond your TV screen to put you in the center of the
action.

SDA (Stereo Dimensional Array) Surround: Polk's patented SDA
(Stereo Dimensional Array) Surround technology is based on fundamental
research into the way our ears process sound and perceive the direction of
sounds. It uses a patented combination of signal processing and acoustical
geometry that complements the spacing between your ears to produce a wide
sound stage without the need for rear mounted speakers. Since the
SurroundBar works directly with the hearing mechanism and requires no
special room characteristics, it can deliver a room-filling surround
experience in nearly any location in almost any type of room

Self-Powered SurroundBar: The self-powered surroundbar
features two 2.5"" full-range composite cone
drivers powered by a built-in 160 watt amplifier. The
speaker itself is lightweight in part because of the neodymium
magnet structures in the drivers. The surroundbar features a black plastic
bass-reflex enclosure with two rear-firing ports and a non-removable metal grille. The surroundbar can be placed on a
tabletop or wall-mounted. It provides analog and digital audio connections to
your television. The surroundbar requires AC power.

Wireless Powered Subwoofer: The wireless powered subwoofer features a
down-firing 6.5" woofer in a bass-reflex (ported) cabinet with a down-firing
J-port.
The 6.5" woofer is powered by a built-in 120 watt amplifier. The wireless powered
subwoofer receives it audio signal wirelessly from the system's surroundbar, so
there is no subwoofer cable to connect. The wireless powered subwoofer requires
AC power.

Bluetooth Audio w/ aptX: The Polk Audio SurrounBar 5000 IHT features
built-in Bluetooth (A2DP) with aptX audio coding in order to wirelessly deliver
CD-quality sound from your Apple device (iPod/iPhone/iPad), Android
smartphone/tablet, or other compatible device to the soundbar system. You can
pair up to 8 Bluetooth devices with the Surround Bar 5000 IHT (but only one can
be playing at a time). You will continue to control your Bluetooth audio enabled
device from the device itself (no control from the surroundbar or remote).

Note: Due to the differences in Bluetooth technology,
some Bluetooth enabled devices may be incompatible, function improperly, or
may not support all features when used with the Polk SurroundBar 5000 IHT.

Controls

System Controls: The SurroundBar 5000 IHT offers the following system functions; Power, SurroundBar
Volume,
Subwoofer Volume, Source Selection, and Mute. You can control these functions
from the SurroundBar's touch-sensitive controls, included remote control, or
your TV's remote control.

Touch-Sensitive Controls: The touch-sensitive buttons on the
front of the surroundbar offers easy operation of the system.

Remote Control: The included IR wireless remote control
provides wireless operation of the system.

Program TV Remote: You can program the SurroundBar 5000 IHT to respond to your TV's remote.

Sync: The Sync button is located on the back-panel of the SurroundBar.
If the wireless subwoofer stops receiving an audio signal from the SurroundBar,
press the Sync button to regain system connection.

Connections

Wireless Connection: The
SurroundBar and powered subwoofer communicate with one another wirelessly. The
SurroundBar sends the low-pass audio signal from your TV or connected source to
the powered subwoofer wirelessly over an RF frequency. The SurroundBar
and powered subwoofer come from the factory preset to work together. If the
wireless subwoofer stops receiving an audio signal from the SurroundBar,
there is a sync button on back of the SurroundBar to press to regain system
connection.

Analog & Digital Connections: The surroundbar features one optical
digital input and two stereo 3.5mm inputs to connect the system to your
flat-panel TV.

Analog Connections: The surroundbar is equipped with two analog
3.5mm stereo inputs to connect your television (which may lack an optical
digital output). If your TV is equipped with stereo RCA outputs, a
minijack-to-RCA adapter is provided. The additional 3.5mm stereo input can be
used to connect another audio device, such as your MP3 player.

Note: The digital optical output terminals of most newer
flat-panel TVs only send an audio signal in 5.1ch when receiving Dolby
Digital/DTS surround sound from the TV's built-in tuner, network connection, or
connected USB device; and will output only 2ch stereo from sources connected to
the TV via HDMI, or RCA (like your Blue-ray/DVD player or satellite/cable box).

Mounting Options

Surroundbar Placement: The surroundbar should be centered under or above your
flat-panel TV screen. The lightweight easy-to-mount single speaker can be placed
on a tabletop or wall-mounted. It can sit on a flat surface because of its
integrated rubber feet that enable it to rest
securely. If your TV is wall-mounted, the surroundbar can be mounted right
beneath it using the speaker's integrated keyhole slots (x2) on the
rear-panel. The keyhole slots are spaced 19.75" apart. It is
magnetically shielded for placement on or near any type of video monitor.

Wireless Subwoofer Placement: The powered subwoofer receives its
signal from the surroundbar wirelessly, so it can be placed virtually
anywhere in the room (up to 50' from surroundbar). It only requires plugging
into an AC outlet.

Power Requirements

Power Supply: Both the surroundbar and wireless powered subwoofer
require an AC outlet connection using the supplied AC power supply and AC power
cords.

Auto Power:When their master power switches are left on,
the amplifiers in both the surroundbar and subwoofer turn on automatically when
the surroundbar receives an audio signal. Both amplifiers turn off after
approximately 15 minutes without an audio signal.

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Better than expected

Written By rclayton, Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Needed to fix the horrible sound on my 55" LG LCD TV. This sound bar and subwoofer combo did the trick. Very impressed with sound quality and bass. Was able to sync my cable remote for all functions without to much trouble. For the money I think this is hard to beat.

Polk Audio SurroundBar® 5000

The sound of this Polk Soundbar is a lot better than the TV speakers, I had in another house a complete 5.1 surround system with Polk Speakers, a nice sound/TV/Movie room. This Polk Sound bar doesn't come close to the real thing. I knew that when I bought this system, I am happy with what I bought, just don't expect too much.

Good, not great, sound

This is a nicely designed product-easy to set up, with good features like a wireless subwoofer and Bluetooth connectivity. It will improve upon the speakers in just about any TV, but it falls short of delivering high fidelity sound. There are clear enough highs, but it lacks the brightness and dimensionality of a fine pair of stereo speakers with high, mid, and bass drivers. The subwoofer compensates by laying down a rather thick bass, but it lacks nuance-you're getting the uuummph of the bass but not the sonic variations within. On the plus side, that subwoofer is beefy enough to shake your floor and walls if you enjoy that kind of sternum-rattling sound. And it can add a thrill to bass-heavy movie SFX. The speakers on the sound bar itself are several notches above cheap portable speakers for iPhones and the like, but probably won't measure up to a great car stereo system, let alone a true HiFi or high quality home theater.

I would recommend this to anyone seeking an improvement to TV speakers. You can play digital music on it easily with Bluetooth, but it doesn't take the place of a great set of speakers if you really care about sonic imaging, detail, and nuance. Still, since so much music is just played over lousy earbuds today, it will satisfy the average taste.

Pros:One of the least wide sound bars, it will fit nearly anywhere. Subwoofer is wireless and ready to belt out the bass. Includes all the connection wire you are likely to need for any setup, including optical cable.

Cons:Sound quality is good but not great; you will not be bowled over, just content. If you use a switched outlet to save standby electricity, it 'forgets' sound levels and starts up at an obnoxiously high volume. Can lose Bluetooth signal unexpectedly. No one knows what the status lights mean; no one.

Explosion of sound

This soundbar was a birthday gift from my family and it has totally changed my enjoyment of sports, movies, and tv. The speakers fill our basement with sound. The subwoofer (when placed against walls and furniture) reverberates and adds cinema-like sound. Paired with our Samsung plasma, it has easily surpassed my expectations. For the price, Polk strikes again!

Very disappointing

I know it has many positive reviews (which is a major reason I bought this unit), but I have to say that the Polk 5000 has, for me, proven to be almost a total waste of money. Polk's customer service is friendly and helpful; but they are backing a product with very poor high-end response, no EQ controls at all and with a heavily compressed audio output. I use my purchase only as a sort of vague and dialed-down low-end addition to the already inadequate speakers in my 55" Samsung 7100. By boosting the highs on the Samsung speakers, by almost eliminating any output from the Polk sub-woofer and by blending the two sources together, I can create, at best, inadequate but tolerable audio. Of course, this approach prevents me from setting the Samsung on "External Speaker" -- and so, I cannot use the Dolby decording settings. It also means that everytime I want to change the overall volume level, I have to alter the settings on both the Polk and the Samsung. Definitely not what I hoped for. I am hugely disappointed.

Pros:If you call Polk, you get a real and friendly person.

Cons:The sound quality of this SurroundBar is terrible (that's really the only word for it). Overcompressed and with no crispness or output in the high end at all.

Good but issues with Bluetooth and highs/spoken dialog can be hard to

This system has great bass and is way better than the standard TV sound. The main concerns are with the Bluetooth connectivity and the high / dialog sound. The Bluetooth seems to cut out inexplicably when being 5 FT from the soundbar. The issue with highs / spoken dialog is real. It does not show itself all of the time but it is really bad when it happens.

Marcwis is right

I purchased this system a couple of years ago and paid about $500.00 for it from another source. Crutchfield was out of stock at the time. I should have purchased it from Crutchfield and returned it.

The unit as, marcwis states, has very limited highs because it has no real tweeter, just a couple of tiny mid range speakers and the sub woofer puts out substantial bass of poor quality. The amp rating must not be RMS and it appears to be less than clean power.

These limitations make dialogue hard to hear.

I have recently replaced it with the small Bose Solo which has a decent, if limited bass, and much better highs making it easier hear dialogue. It does not deliver thundering bass as you would expect from a full powered 5.1 home theatre system, but at least it delivers clean, honest sound in a very compact unit...

Fills sound for a large room

We have a large room with room height that is almost 2 floor levels. This room also has quite a bit of windows and I could not go for a 5.1 setup. The sound bar actually fills the entire room with great sound. The speech is very clear and the action (crashes and blasts) are reproduced excellently.

This was my first Crutchfield purchase btw and the support has been great

Pros:Does not have HDMIs hub like some Panasonic soundbars, which can be very helpful if the TV is very closely mounted on the wall for HDMI access

Cons:None so far. but can Polk come up with a wireless sub that would go in the wall for this sound bar?

Polk Audio SurroundBar 5000

After a few years of dealing with a low-grade all-in-one home theater, I finally upgraded to a soundbar. This Polk unit is highly reviewed and for good reason. The amount of sound that comes out of this system belies it's size. The audio does sound a bit comressed at higher volumes (like really loud), but it sounds great for TV/Movies and does a great job with Pandora as well. That diminutive little sub really lays down the bass, sounds bigger than it is.

Pros:Plenty of volume. Bass is fairly amazing given the actual size/weight of the sub. Wireless sub is super convenient too. Remote works well, but I don't use it, having programmed the unit into my logitiec universal. Massive upgrade to the horrible speakers on our Samsung flatscreen TV.

Cons:At really high volumes, the sounds gets a bit "compressed". sound stage isn't as wide as you'd get with proper left/right speakers.

First soundbar

Really good sound and yes, it is easy to set up - even bluetooth with my Apple iphone, ipad and Macbook. Strong bass. Easy to teach my Dish remote to control the bar along with my TV speakers (which I am using like a center speaker).

Four stars vs five only because, well five is absolutely perfect. ??

Crutchfield. Order processed quickly and shipment arrived without any problems.

Pros:Easy set up
Good sound
Bluetooth
Strong wireless bass
Works with existing remote

Polk Audio Soundbar 5000

Written By DougB, Newport News, VA on Wednesday, September 04, 2013

I wasn't sure that I wanted the wireless subwoofer. We bought the Soundbar for our third floor master bedroom. But when my daughter was watching some beach movie, I was blown away by the sound of the waves from the subwoofer.

Pros:Wireless makes is trivial to set up the subwoofer. Just need to flick the switch.

Cons:Was not able to sync the remote from Verizon (or the TV) to the Soundbar. But may be user error on my part.

Another Great Polk Product

This was my first purchase from Crutchfield in a few years and I completely forgot how terrific their customer service was. They answered all my questions about the Polk 5000 SoundBar and Subwoofer set. They helped me narrow down my search to the sound I was looking for and I'm completely satisfied with my purchase for the Polk 5000. This item was in my price range and the setup was very simplistic and the sound is terrific for my living room. No wires, no mess and terrific sound. The Polk Company takes pride in their products all the way down to the box the product comes in.

Pros:The Bluetooth sync is very quick, the sound is great from your phone or tablet. The SoundBar provides excellent sound and the added subwoofer pairs the TV's sound perfectly. It's a great mix for a small to large room. Easy installation setup, small remote. No hassles.

Cons:The cost of the Polk 5000 is $399 and provides the BlueTooth sync were the Polk 6000 didn't for the same price discounted price. Great Polk quality, great sound for the price I was willing to spend.

You may have a bad one.

Written By HometheatreK, Higganum, CT on Friday, April 19, 2013

I have been working in home theatre for 11 years. This is the greatest sound bar I have heard in this price range. I would like to let people know if your Bluetooth feature doesn't work between 40-100 ft you might have one that is vad . I have run across these and Polk is very good about replacing.

Pros:Nice speak look. Little wires. Great lows.

Cons:Highs can be raspy at high volumes. A flawed batch has some on the market with bad Bluetooth feature.

I don't understand the raves about this product

Written By Ken, Chicago area on Monday, April 08, 2013

I purchased this unit because of it's Bluetooth feature but it is flawed. The Bluetooth range on it is about 5-6 feet and any further than that it starts cutting out. I tested it with iOS, Android, and Dish all with the same results. That makes it fairly useless as a "wireless" speaker system if mounted up high or any distance from your source. I only gave it 2 stars because like other reviewers have stated, there really are no highs in the sound and the base is fairly heavy. I don't mind the heavy base because you can tone that down with the separate sub volume control on the remote but there's not much you can do with the highs. There are no "sound fields" to choose from to get a different sound out of the bar like other bars. The volume on the unit is very good and it played just fine without any distortion but for those looking for nice crisp highs you will want to look elsewhere. If this unit is going to be sitting on a shelf then you need to make sure you get appropriate cables with 90 degree ends otherwise they will get pinched as there is not much room for cable insertion (since Bluetooth is pretty much useless on this unit). Mine is being returned and the "hunt" for a decent sound bar will continue

Pros:Separate Sub volume on remote
Wireless Sub
Good volume levels

Cons:No range for Bluetooth connectivity
Lack of crisp highs
Thuddy bass - needs to be dialed almost all the way down
Lack of any sound fields or adjustments other than Sub level on remote

best for the money

a fine addition to our tv. we have a small family room, considered speakers but too small. the polk sound bar is working well. the base is overwhelming at times but is still very welcome. the small remote is weird. have not had success using tv remote (directtv). will talk to them about merging the two. would strongly recommend this for smaller areas.

Soundbar 5000

Bose system broke, and then we realized how terrible stock TV speakers were. New Bose cost way more than we wanted to spend. This system does a great job allowing us to hear the voices. The wireless was simple to connect, the instructions were easy to understand, and the remote learning was helpful.

POLK Soundbar 5000

Ordered the Polk 5000 over the 3000 because it offered the Bluetooth ability for streaming. Very pleased with the sound from both the bar and the remote speaker. Easy to setup and worked with out any issues. Really impressed with the ability to use my existing remote (Verizon) to learn ALL the functions so as to avoid having remotes all over the table. Love the sound and can now understand some of the words spoken on the shows! Item arrived on schedule and was extremely well packed.

Enjoyable

I was looking for a soundbar to replace and old Sony surround sound system that was also a DVD player. I chose the Polk SurroundBar 5000 because it would work with my exisiting remote, had bluetooth, and was recommended by the Crutchfield Advisor. It was easy to get the Polk to work with my Harmony One remote and I love the bluetooth feature. The system has good sound and is better than my Sony Surround System. The bass is very good and it is almost to commanding and has to be adjusted to match the speaker bar but it does have it's own volume control. I wish the speaker bar had more treble and would have given the system five stars if it had more treble. Overall I am satisfied.

Not a bad sound bar

got the sound bar for a small basement room just before xmas. it was easy to install and setup on the wall under the big screen. Sound quality is good- don't expect true surround sound quality. got the sound volume working with the tv remote without too much fuss. nice bass tones from the sub- woofer and can hear the dialog clearly (without having to crank up the sound volume) when playing a movie. could use some more treble. overall ...I like it.

Pros:easy set up, pretty good sound quality

Cons:power pack was large and difficult to conceal, still think all these soundbars are overpriced

Good Choice

Set up was very easy with the wireless sub. Adjusting the volume on the sub did take some work, and is necessary so you can hear the dialogue clearly. Watched first movie through Netflix and the surround sound was incredible in the room. The bluetooth is a nice option to play music from your phone as well very easily. This is my first Polk audio purchase, and am very satisfied.

Pros:Sound bar is slim, and fits well underneath TV, ease of set up, overall sound quality

Love it!

Looking for audio options to compliment a flat screen can be quite overwhelming. After a lot of research, I picked the Polk 5000 and am very pleased. Hook up is one wire, the wireless sub is terrific and the overall sound is very clean. It was worth the extra $50 to get the 5000 over the 3000. I hung my tv over a bookshelf and the soundbar sits on the mantle. It's only a couple inches high so it fits great and also can hide wires if you have some to hide. The separate volume control for the sub is cool, but the remote is very small so it could be easily lost between cushions. I do wish it had a little more treble but it certainly works well for a family TV, and kills any audio that is built into a flat screen. Well worth the additional expense if you enjoy sports, movies, etc. I'm not sure what the guy who ranked this a one star is complaining about, but everyone is entitled to an opinion.

Polk SoundBar 5000

The Polk SoundBar 5000 is the perfect system of a dining room, bedroom or other secondary viewing location. It fits perfectly under our 32" flat screen in the dining room and matches the tv's low profile. Two minor downsides: 1) the sub took a file to configure after coming out of the box booming; and 2) the AC power pack for the soundbar is very large and hard to conceal behind the soundbar.

Decent bass, bad highs

Compared this directly to a Bose Cinemate, since I unhooked that at my parents house and hooked this up in place for testing. Overall, it has good, tight bass and decent sound but I'm really disappointed in the highs. Gave it 3 stars for value.

Despite having no reviews when I bought this, I'm a huge fan of Polk and wanted a sound bar with some kind of airplay or bluetooth connectivity. Bass sounds decent for both TV and music. Highs sound better for music than shows. I sometimes have to turn the subwoofer way down to get clear sounding highs. Still thinking about returning this for something else.

Pros:Bluetooth streaming audio from iphone, decent bass for a small room, easy setup

Cons:The highs are not as crisp and clean as other sound bars that I've heard. Almost sounds like it needs a tweeter.

Polk Audio SurroundBar® 5000 Instant Home Theater

I'm generally the type of guy who researches everything I buy, but I opted to forgo doing so on this product (beyond watching the promotional videos) given that I'm a huge Polk fan. Needless to say there's a reason there were little or no reviews on this product to be found online. I'd steer clear it... On a positive note though, I have to hand it to the Crutchfield support team. They made swapping this out for another product (Boston TV30 -- love this one) a breeze.